On the record
Even the mobocrats themselves admit that it would be fatal to their purpose to have the character of the Negro’s accusers brought into court.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Even the mobocrats themselves admit that it would be fatal to their purpose to have the character of the Negro’s…”
Editor's note · Context
He notes that even those who perpetrate mob violence recognize the danger of exposing their own motives in court.
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